I don’t know if you’re like me, but every year at holiday time I make a pile of the recipes that I want to try and make that season. It runs the gammut from a new take on green bean casserole to truffles to a kind of pie that my husband may actually like. Every year it happens and every year I set myself up for burn out. There is such a thing as too much. Granted, for me that is farther away than for most of you, but even for me there is a limit. I sat down yesterday and counted out the number of recipes in my pile and it was 94. Since there are only 43 more days until Christmas (gasp)! that would mean I would have to make more than 2 a day to accomplish my goal. Impossible!! So, here’s the dilemma. Which ones do I pick? How do I choose? Don’t make fun…..this is actually something I struggle with. Laugh if you must, but I end up trying to reach the goal and never having fun with it in the process.
This year’s goal is going to be different. I took my recipe pile and I divided it into categories of food (i.e. appetizers, entrees, desserts, soups, etc.) and then, in each pile I picked out the 2 that I most wanted to make. My pile of 94 has now been scaled back to a manageable 18. Is that still too much? Well, I figure I can accomplish that and who knows, if I get that all done and still have time on my hands, maybe I’ll go back to the pile.
What are you most looking forward to making this season? Time-honored favorites that you’ve made the same way for years or new takes on an old classic? I’d love to hear about it!
Hey, so what are these 18 recipes that you are trying out this holiday season? I need some ideas.